Right-to-Left

[Hosam Adeeb Nashed]

Yes, you read correctly!

I always had a love-hate feeling towards Lilypond... It looks undeniably superb,
but learning it is like hell.

So, although most of my needs are well catered for by another open-source
programme, PMW, I sometimes wish I could use Lilypond, if only to be able to
benefit from the overwhelming support shown by the likes of Rosegarden, NtEd,
Denemo, etc.

The ONLY thing (apart from the convoluted syntax, that is) that is stopping me
from adopting it consistently is that I cannot write music from Right to Left,
which has for decades been the norm to notate christian hymns with lyrics in
Arabic.  Admittedly, our academia refuses the idea to drift away from european
traditions, but I don't really care.  Chopping Arabic words into separate
syllables, and reading them backwards is plain silly, in fact stupid.

So, is there any way this feature could be added to the arsenal?  I must admit
I'm impressed by the other features, notable hybrid key signatures, and
quarter-tones in the MIDI output.

Thanks in advance.

Hosam Adeeb Nashed